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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

EDWARD L. BRACY, OF SCOTLAND NECK, NORTH OAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO RICHARDH. WRIGHT, OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.

PACKING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed December 1. 1904. SerialNo. 235,001.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. BRAOY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Scotland Neck, in the county of Halifax and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPacking-Machines, of which the following is a specification, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thesame.

This invention relates to packing-machines, and relates especially tomachines for packing cigarettes or similar articles and closing andsealing the package.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numeral refersto similar parts in the severalfigures, Figure 1 is a side view of anembodiment of this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side sectional viewof part of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view. Fig. 4 is ahorizontalpartial section. Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the packageand the wrapper or cover. Fig. 7 is a transverse section through thedischargechute. tional views each taken along a substantially axialplane through the axis of a mold-wheel to coincide with the lines 8 8, 99, 1O 10, 11 11, and 12 12 indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 13 is a detailshowing the feeding device. Fig. 14 is'a transverse partial section ofthe-same.

In the illustrated embodiment of this invention a rigid frame is formedof the standards 1, 2, and 3, firmly secured to a rigid base so as toproperly support the working parts of the machine. The mold-wheel ismounted in suitable hearings in the standards 1 and rigidly secured tothe mold-shaft-MO, this mold-wheel 51 having, as is indicated in Fig. 3,a number of shallow molds or pockets around its periphery, and in eachone of these molds there operates a suitable plunger 53, mounted on theplunger-rod 52, which engages a hole in the mold-wheel with. sufficientfriction to hold the plunger in any desiredv position without accidentaldisplacement. Upon the mold-shaft 140 there is also rigidly secured astar-wheel 5, formed with a series ofsubstantiallyradial slots 1 58,which are engaged by the feed-roll 145, mounted upon the feed-wheel 4.This wheel is rigid upon the shaft 10, which is geared to rotate inunison.

with the drive-shaft 9, which is also the camshaft of the machine. Thestop-roll 146,

chine.

Figs. 8, 9,10, 11, 12 are partial sec mounted upon a suitable bell-crankoperated at the proper intervals by the cam-shaft, engages one of theslots 158, and thus rigidly holds the mold-wheel in alinement during theintervals between its intermittent rotation.

. The cigarettes or similar articles which are to be wrapped in thismachine may be arran ed in a suitable hopper 103, sup orted at t e topof the machine, and this opper preferably has an inclined bottom 127 toas- 'sist in the feed of the articles. The feeddrum 121 is mounted inthis hopper and may berotated at the proper speed by the sprocket112,which, as is indicated in Fig. 1, is driven by the sprocket-chain.131 from, a suitable sprocket-gear, so that this feed-drum is timed torevolve in unison with the rest of the ma- A series ofpockets are formedtransversely across the face of this drum of the proper size, so thateach accommodates one of the articles to be wrapped. A clearer, whichmay be in the form of a brush 120, faced with bristles or other suitablematerial, is mounted in the hopper to cooperate with the feed-drum andis rotated by the belt 114 and the grooved pulleys 113 and 115 in thedirection indicated by the arrow in close proximity to the face of thedrum. Suitable guards or wires 119 engage this clearer and positivelydisengage any of the articles which may be picked up thereby and alsoprevent these articles from getting in contact with the top of theclearer. These guards, as indicated, are secured by the plate 129. tothe substantially vertical wall of the ho per, which extends downwardclose to the rum, a suitable slot being left at this point for themanual insertion of articles into the pockets of the drum or theirremoval therefrom, these articles being conveniently placed under suchconditions in the tray 125.

The drum is preferably mounted so that it can be driven, as has beendescribed, in unison with the rest of the machine or manually driven andaccurately set. For this reason the 'sorocket-wheel 112 is looselymounted on the s aft of the drum and is driven by'a suitable clutch 111,one member of which is secured to this sprocket-wheel and the other issplined to the shaft of the drum and normally forced against itscooperating member by the spring 117, the outer end of which issupported by the collar 116 on the end of the shaft. This clutch ispreferably formed with the inclined interlocking teeth, which allow thedrum to be positively driven through the sprocket-chain described andwhich also allow this drum to bemanually operated by the ratchet-lever105, wluch carries the pawl 108, meshing with the ratchet 107 on-thedrum-shaft. The hand-wheel 106 on the shaft also allows the accuratepositioning of the drum when desired. The inclination of the teeth ofthe clutch 111 is preferably such that the drum may be manually rotatedin ,a forward direction by forcing the clutch members one along theother, while at the same time the sprocket-wheel positively rotates thedrum. The ratchet-lever 105 is support- 1 ed by the plate 126, which isformed with a supported, so that their free upper ends are su stantiallycircumferential and rest in the stripper-grooves 124, formed around thedrum, being, as indicated, slightly deeper than the transverse pocketstherein. These stri' pers move the articles radially out of the poo etsand guide them into the upper end of the skeleton runway 128. Ifdesired, the feed of these articles down the runway may be regulated bythe employment of a suitable feed-belt 154, which, as is indicated inFig. 13, is mounted on the rollers 151 and 153, the roller 151 beingdriven by the sprocket-chain 135, which passes over a suitable sprocket152, fast to the belt-drum. In this way the articles which are arrangedin parallel position in the hopper naturally fall into the pockets inthe feed-drum, and any of these articles which are not properly seatedin the pockets as they pass under the rotating clearer are thrown aside,so that after the feed-drum passes the clearer each pocket is filled byone article, thus securing a positive feed of articles in desirednumbers down the runway and into the machine.

The articles are inclosed in. a suitable wrapper or cover which ispasted and sealed to form the complete-filled package, these wrappersbeing preferably supplied to the mac inc after having been properly cutand scored, so that-they'ean be readily folded in the manner indicatedin Figs. 5 and 6. 1 hese wrappers, which are preferably of rather stillpaper, may be. fed into the machine from the feed-table 133 by hand or;

wrapper is positively fed forward over the top mold of the mold-wheel bythe pivoted feeder 12, loosely mounted u on the pin 14 and normally heldoutward 1n the position indicated in Fig. 1 by the light spring 15. Thisfeeder is moved inward at the proper intervals by the roller 13 on theend 11 of the bell-crank lever, which, as is indicated, is -mounted inthe standard 6. The other end 132 of this lever is connected with therod 7, which is provided at its lower end with a'suitable roller andreciprocated at the proper intervals by a cam on the shaft 9. way thewrapper is accurately fed forward over the upper mold, and the series.of articles at the end of the runway are supported directly above thiswrapper by the light spring-pressed pivoted platforms 88, which lightlyengage the articles at either end of the same and hold them up with thedesired force under the influence of the light spiral springs 89. Theinsert-plunger is thereupon moved downward, forcing the series ofarticles and the wrapper beneath them into the mold, so that they assumethe osition indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, t e platforms yieldingduring the downward'movement of the plunger and at the same timeproperly supporting the articles at each end, so that they cannot becomedisplaced. The plunger 53 is forced down in unison with the Wrapper andarticles and supports them properly from below, so as to maintain theiralinement throughoutv the inserting operation. The plunger 85 is mountedon the plunger-rod 86 and is connected with the inner end of therock-lever 156, actuated by the rod 157, driven --from the cam-shaft, asis usual in these machines, the plunger being normally spring 159. Theinsert-plunger forces the clgarettes into the mold upon the wrapper wthe position indicated by the light spring 17,

which is connected with the arm 16, secured to the lifter-pin. Theroll20 is pivoted in 1110 end of the bent rod 21, secured to the slide 23,this slide being mounted in suitable guideways in the upper end-of thestandard I 93 and bring engaged by the pin 92 in the l end of theslide-lever 24, this lever being pivoted at the mint 25 and its lowerend being otherwise, and at the proper intervals a 1 provided with theroll 144, which engages in this held upward under the influence of the-ICC and also simultaneously forms the sides of the complete box bybending the Wrapper IIC TIE

and is actuated by a suitable cam on the shaft 9. In this way the slide23 is moved forward at the proper time, and the roller 20 engages thelifter-arm and raises it so that the lifter l8 engages the upstandingforward flap of the wrapper at a considerable distance from the face ofthe mold-wheel, so as to properly fold it over, and thereafter when theroller retreats into the position shown in full lines in Fig.2 thelifter descends and forces the forward flap into close engagement withthe articles, so that it assumes the position shown at the point 8 8 ofFig. 2.

The paste-receptacle 62 is mounted in the support 93 and carries thepaste-drum 22, which is mounted in suitable bearings and driven by thesprocket-chain 74. The scraper 180 is adjustably mounted on thereceptacle and maybe set by the screw 63, so that this roll is asted tothe proper extent. The paste-whee s 19 are fast on ashaft mounted in theslide 23 and driven by the sprocketwheel 91 on this shaft, which mesheswith the sprocket-chain 74, this chain being driven by a suitablesprocket on the drive-shaft of the machine and passing over theguide-pulleys 73 and 88. In this way the paste-wheels, whichpreferablyhave the narrow faces indicated in Fig. 8, are supplied withpaste or similar material from the drum, and when they move forward intothe dotted position indicated in Fig. 2 engage the front flap 100 of thewrapper and preferably apply the paste thereto in the thin lines 96 97.(indicated in Fig. 6.) On the further movement of the mold-wheel theside flaps of the wrapper engagea suitable folder, which may take theform of the folding cover-plate 55, which, as indicated in Figs. 9, '10,and 11, connects with the side guides 54, which properly embrace themold-wheel and hold the sides of the package in position, Thiscover-plate gradually moves the side flaps inward and downward upon thepasted front flap, the arched cover being gradually'flattened out forthis purpose. Beyond the folder suitable closers are preferably mounted,which may take the form of the light spring-fingers 58, (Indicated inFig. 2.) These springs may be mounted on the cover-plate, and theirforward ends are adapted to properly engage the side flaps 99 and forcethem down firmly into engagement with the pasted front flap 100 of thewrapper, this action being indicated in Figs. 2, 12, and 6. Theseclosures are provided with suitable wire loops or similar device 59,which are loosely engaged by cooperating hooks or members on theretractor 57, this retractor being rigid with the pivot 61, which alsocarries the retractorlever 56, so that the closers may be removed fromengagement with the wrapper at proper intervals to allow for the actionof the tuckers 77. i

The mold-wheel is provided with a series of pivoted tuckers 77, whichoperate in suitable recesses in the wheel and are pivoted in themold-wheel about pins located opposite one end of each mold and sopositioned that the end of the tucker when rotated outward engages theupstanding rear flap 101 of the wrapper, closes it down and forces ithome against the front flap 100, so as to bring the pasted portion ofthe rear flap into proper contact. Each tucker is provided with a roll78 at its inner end, and also a suitabler 011 79 is mounted looselyon'each tucker-pin and projects outward laterally from the tucker, thetuckers being normally held in the retracted position indicated in Fig.2 by the light springs 76, which are secured thereto. As the mold-wheelrotates the tucker-rolls 78 engage the fixed cam 82, as is indicated inFig. 3, and are thereupon swun outward, forcing the rear flap of thearticl e down, as has been indicated.

A paste-receptacle 68 is mounted on the support 95 and is provided withthe pastedrum 66, dipping into the paste therein and receiving theproper amount of paste through the action of the adjustable scraper 101,which may be set as desired by the screw 67- Adjacent the paste-drum ismounted the rotating paste-finger 65, fast to the sprocket-wheel 69,which engages the chain 74, and the finger is rotated by this means intocontact with the paste-drum 66, so as to receive paste therefrom, thisdrum also being rotated by suitable gears from the paste-finger, asindicated in Fig. 1, if desired. The paste-finger having received pasteor similar gummy material moves outward into the position indicated inFig. 3 and engages the rear flap of the wrapper. At this instant thetucker and the finger are both simultaneously rotating and the flap isthus forced past the paste-finger and receives paste at the point 98, asis indicated in Fig. 6. As the tucker moves outward the closers areraised out of contact with the package, and for this purpose therotractor-lever 56 is engaged by the roll 79 on the tucker-pivot, as isindicated in'Fig. 1, and thus the retractor and connected closers 58areswung outward away from the package into the position shown in Fig.3. The further movement of the mold-wheel brings the completed packageunder the spring-pressed closing-wheel 70, mounted on the light springs71. The rear flap is thus pressed home as soon as the tucker is broughtback into retracted position by the spring 76, when the tucker-roll 78moves along the face 83 of the fixed cam 82. (Shown in Fig. 3.)

The completed packages are forced out of the mold-wheel into adischargc-chutc. (1ndicatcd in Figs. 1, 3, and 7.) This chute comprisesthe chute-frame 2, which may be cast integral with )art of the frame ofthe nutchine and which is preferably provided SSP with the slots(indicated in Fig. 7) on either side of the fixed bottom. (Shown in thatfigure.) The discharge-yokes 47 and 48 are mounted on the rods 29 andpass through these slots in the chute-frame carrying the grippers 43,which form the movable sides of the discharge-r. These grippers aresecured to the gripper-pins 45, which pass loosely through the holes inthe yokes 47 and through suitable slots in the chute 2 and are engagedby suitable springs 46, which normally hold the grippers outward intheposition indicated in Fig. 7. At the proper intervals the grippersare forced inward by the action of the gripper-rolls 39, mounted onsuitable rock-levers 40 in the brackets 44 and.

on each side of the chute-frame, the rockshafts on the same side of thechute being connected by the gripperrod 32, so that they rotate inunison. The outer ends of these rock-levers are operated by theconnectors 41, adjustably secured to the lever 49, mounted in thestandard 3 and operated at the proper intervals by a cam on the shaft 9,which cooperates with a roller at the lower end of this lever. Thedischarge-yokes are reciprocated by the discharger-rod 27, mounted insuitable bearings in the frame and ad: justably connected to the rods 2829, as indicated in Fig. 1. This rod 27 is reciprocated by therock-lever 26, mounted in the frame and operated by a cam 141, whichengages the roller 'at the end of the arm 143. To avoid confusion in thedrawing, the other dotted line to indicate that the cam 141 is a closedcam has been omitted from the drawit suitable retainer 35 isused inconnection with the chute to hold the packages in proper positiontherein when they are not engaged by the. grippers, and in this way thepackages are held for a considerable time in proper closed position, andthe gum or paste becomes thoroughly set. Through the mechanism describedthe grippers may be brought together to engage the series of packages inthe chute, and thereupon the discharger-rod may move the whole seriesoutward slightly, so as to give sufiicient clearance to enable the nextpackage to come into alinement, as is indicated in Fig. 2. Thereupon theroll on the end of the arm 143 may move inward, if

desired, by engaging the depression indicated in the cam 141, so as tobring the series of ackages into engagement with the package in themold-wheel, and thereafter all the packages are simultaneously movedoutward at the same instant that the package just formed is ejected fromthe mold-wheel by the ejector 84 engaging the inner end of theplunger-rod and forcing it outward. This ejector-rod 84 may be pivotedin the machine, as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and its lowerend 142 maybe provided with a cam-roll and be operated by a suitableearn on the shaft 9. In this way the ejected package, which is forcedout of the moldwheel and into the discharge-chute, does not meet anyconsiderable resistance, due to the packages ahead of it, sincethesepackages are positively moved forward at substantially the samerate asthe last package by the grippers, as described.

It is of course understood that at the time the grippers are releasedthe retainer 35, which may take the form of a suitable weight looselysecured at its outer end to the retainer-pivot 37, may be allowed tofall into holding contact with the series of packages. The inner end ofthis retaineris provided with the'lug 36,which is engaged by the innerend 33 of the bell-crank lever 31, this inner end of the lever beingpreferably given a curved form, as indicated,-a nd a suitablelongitudinal adjustment being allowed to regulate the amount that theretainer is lifted.

The lever 31 is operated by the connector 30, adjustably secured to thelever 49, so that at the time the grippers are forced inward, so as toengage the packages, the retainer is lifted out of engagement therewith,and at the time the retainer is allowed to fall into holding contactwith the packages the grippers are released and can freely movelongitudinally of the chute to assume another position. After theplungers 53 are forced outward, as has been described, during theejection of the completed package they remain in this outward positionuntil after they are disengaged from the alining-eam 75, (indicated inFig. 2,) which positively brings them into the proper position at thetop of the mold before the insert-plunger forces them downward.

It is of course understood that those familiar with this art may makemany modilications in the number, size, and proportion of parts of thismachine. Parts of the same may be omitted and parts may be employed inconnection with other devices without losing'thc advantages of thisinvention or departing from the spirit of the same. I do not, therefore,desire to be limited to the details of the disclosure which has beenmade in this case; but what I claim as new, and what I desire to secureby Letters Patent, is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim 1. In packing-machines, a hopper, a feeddruni having transversepockrts thercin mounted in said hopper, a rotating clearer provided withguards adjacent said drum, strippers eei'3perating with said drum toremove articles therefrom, an intermittentlyrotating mold-wheel havingmolds therein, plungers mounted in said molds, ivoted tuckers mounted inrecesses in saii moldwhecl, means to force wrappers and articles toclose and seal said wrappers around said articles, means to rotate saidfeed-drum in unison with said mold-wheel and discharge devicescomprising a chute, intermittentlyoperating grippers, a retainer, andmeans to operate said grippersand retainer to engage the wrappedpackages alternately.-

2. In packing-machines, a hopper, a feed drum having transverse pocketstherein mounted in said hopper, a clearer adjacent said drum, stripperscoo 'erating with said drum to remove articles tli mittently-rotatingmold-wheel having molds therein, lungers mounted in said molds, pivotedtuc ers mounted in said mold-wheel, means. to force wrappers andarticles into said molds, folding and pasting devices to close and sealsaid wrappers around said articles and means to operate said feed-drumin unison with said mold-wheel.

3. In packing-machines, a hopper, a feeddrum having pockets thereinmounted in said hopper, a rotating clearer adjacent said drum, stripperscooperatin with said drum to remove articles there rom, anintermittentlyrotating mold-wheel having molds therein, folding devicescooperating with said moldwheel, means to rotate said feed-drum inunison with said mold-wheel and means to manually rotate said feed-drumand to accurately set the same.

4. In packing-machines, a hopper, a feeddrum having pockets thereinmounted in said hopper, means to remove articles from said pockets,wrapping devices to receive and wrap said articles, disengageable meansto rotate said feed-drum in unison with said wrapping devices and manualmeans to rodrum provided with transverse tate said feed-drum.

5. In acking-machines, a hopper, a pocketed fee -drum in said hopper,wrapping devices to receive articles from said feed-drum, meanscomprising a springressed disengageable clutch to rotate sai feed-drumin 'unison with said wrap ing devices and manpaste-finger to bend saidflap around said ual means to set said eed-drum and to move the sameforward without disengaging said clutch.

6. In packing-machines, a hopper, a feedockets cooperating with saidhopper, a c earer adjacent said drum to disengage therefrom .articlesnot seated in said pockets, a stripper opcrating in a groove in saiddrum to remove articles from said pockets, a runway to receive saidarticles and a feed-belt in said runway operating in unison with saidfeed-drum.

7. 1n packing-machines, a hopper, a feeddrum having transverse pocketstherein mounted in said hopper, a rotating clearer adjacent said drum,guards enga ing said clearer to positively disengage artic es therefrom,strippers cooperating with said drum to remove articles therefrom,arunway to receive said articles and a feed-belt cooperaterefrom, anintering with said runway and operated in unison with said drum.

8. In packing-machines, a ho per, a feeddrum having transverse poc retstherein mounted in said hopper, a rotating clearer provided with guardsmounted adjacent said drum to disengage therefrom articles not seated insaid ockets, strippers operating in circumferential grooves in said drumto remove articles therefrom.

9. In packing-machines, an intermittentlyrotating mold-wheel havingmolds therein, plungers frictionally supported in said molds, pivotedspring pressed integral tuckers mounted in recesses in said mold-wheel,a

ivoted lifter to engage the forward upstanding fla of a wra per andthereafter to move towar said mol -wheel to force said flap intoposition, pastin devices, means com rising spring-pressed c osers tofold the side aps of wrappers and a retractor to disengage said closersduring the operation of said tuckers.

10. In packing-machines, a -mo1d-wh eel provided with molds, foldingmeans comprising movable closers to engage the wrappers of articles insaid molds and movab e tuckers mounted in said mold-wheel to beprojected therefrom and a retractor to move said closers out of the pathof said tuckers.

11. In packing-machines, a mold-wheel provided with molds, tuckersmounted within said wheels to be projected therefrom, folding. devicescomprising a movable closer adjacent said drum, a retractor cooperatingwith said closer and means on said tuckers to operate said retractor andcarry the same out of the path of said tuckers.

12. In packingmachines, a mold-wheel having molds therein, tuckersmounted in said mold-wheel to be projected therefrom, a movableaste-finger cooperating with said mold-whee means for moving thepaste-finger and means to operate said tuckers to engage a wrapper-flapat the same time as said finger and supply paste to the inner facethereof.

13. In packingmachines, a mold-Wheel provided with molds, pasting andfolding devices cooperating with said mold-wheel to wrap and pastepackages of articles, adischarge-chute, intermittently-operatinggrippers adjacent said chute, a retainer cooperating with said chute toclamp articles thereon, means to operate said retainer and grippers toalternately engage ackages in said chute, means to move sai gripperslongitudinally of said chute and means to eject packages from saidmold-wheel into said chute to hold the same in position therein untilset.

14. In packingmachines, pasting and folding devices to form pastedwrapped packages, a discharge-chute to receive said packsubstantially inunison with the movement of the series of packages therein to hold saidpackages in said chute under gentle compression until the paste thereonis set.

15. In packing-machines, pasting and folding mechanism to form wrappedpasted packages, a discharge-chute, an intermittently-operating grippingmechanism to receive said packages, means to periodically eject packagesfrom said folding mechanism into said chute and means to move saidgripping mechanism longitudinally of said chute substantially in unisonwith said ejected package to hold said packages in position until set. j

16. In packingmachines, folding and pasting mechanism to form Wrappedpasted packages, intermittently-operating gripping mechanism to receivea series of said packages, means to eriodically discharge a Wrappedpackage ism and means to o erate said gripping mechanism substantiallyin unison with the movement of'said ejected package to hold the sameunder gentle compression.

om said folding mechan- 17. In packing-machines, folding and pastingmechanism to form wrapped pasted packages, a discharge-chutedischarge-yokes mounted adjacent said chute, grippers mounted in saidyokes to move transversely of said chute, a retainer, means to operatesaid grippers and retainer to alternately engage packages and means tomove said yokes longitudinally of said chute.

18. In packing machines, folding and pasting mechanism to form wrappedpasted packages, means to periodically eject said packages, adischarge-chute, discharge-yokes mounted adjacent said chute, a grippermovably mounted in said yokes to move transversely of said chute,a'movable retainer, means to operate said gripper and retainer toalternately engage packages in said chute and means to move said yokeslongitudinally of said chute substantially in unison with the means toeject said packages.

19. In packing-machines, means to form wrapped packages, achute-frame,dischargeyokes mounted adjacent said frame, grippers ,mounted in saidyokes to move transversely of said frame, springs to normally hold saidgrippers outward in operative position, means to move said yokeslongitudinally of said frame and means to periodically force saidgrippers inward into operative position.

EDWARD 'L. BRACY. Witnesses:

JNO. Fl MILLER,

FRANK LINABURY.

